Transnistria asks Russia to save 10 thousand pensioners from the arbitrariness of Moldova
10 thousand Russian pensioners in Transnistria cannot receive their own funds stored on Visa and Mastercard cards. About 6 thousand citizens of the republic who regularly receive funds from abroad (Russia, Moldova, Europe) are in the same situation.
The situation arose because of Moldova, which since January has blocked the work of international payment systems on the territory of Transnistria.
This was reported by the First Pridnestrovsky TV channel, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
“If under normal conditions this was not so noticeable, then in emergency conditions these actions of Moldova showed their inferiority and jeopardize the rights and freedoms of our citizens,” said Transnistrian President Vadim Krasnoselsky.
As explained by the first deputy chairman of the Pridnestrovian Republican Bank, Alexei Melnik, until recently, residents of the republic traveled to the nearest settlements of Moldova or Ukraine to withdraw cash from their cards.
“After strengthening quarantine measures, these people were left without a livelihood,” Melnik said.
Transnistrian authorities are organizing the removal of citizens to Varnitsa, a suburb of Bender, the only Transnistrian city located on the right bank of the Dniester. Varnitsa is a disputed territory, so it is now behind the cordon sanitaire. Pridnestrovians go there in an organized manner, accompanied by doctors. The authorities receive dozens of applications, but it is impossible to take 10 thousand pensioners to Varnitsa.
Therefore, President Krasnoselsky instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the PMR “to draw the attention of Russian colleagues to the facts of massive violations of the rights of citizens of the Russian Federation by the Republic of Moldova.”
It is unacceptable to ignore the obvious violation of the rights and freedoms of citizens, especially in circumstances when the whole world has united in the fight against a virus that is claiming thousands of lives. If Moldova is not concerned about the fate of Moldovan citizens living in the territory of Transnistria, then Russia, for its part, should not ignore the blatant facts of oppression of compatriots, says Vadim Krasnoselsky.
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